Cyrille Bissette (1795–1858) was a French abolitionist, politician and publisher. A free person of color (homme de couleur) from Martinique, his radical...
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in 1789, 1815 and 1822, plus the campaigns of abolitionists such as Cyrille Bissette and Victor Schœlcher, persuaded the French government to end slavery...
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particularly in the French colonies. It was under the leadership of Cyrille Bissette (1795 to 1858), the politician and founder of the Société d'hommes...
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abolition of slavery, championed by two Freemasons, Victor Schœlcher and Cyrille Bissette. Masonic-inspired measures were taken by Justice Minister Adolphe Crémieux:...
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Paris. There he met members of the Parisian literary elite, including Cyrille Bissette, publisher of the black-owned journal La Revue des Colonies. Bisette...
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department of Martinique. The next year he ran for reelection but lost to Cyrille Bissette, a former "free man of colour" and abolitionist, but won in Guadeloupe...
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Though both abolitionists, Pory-Papy was politically distinct from Cyrille Bissette, and aligned instead with Victor Schoelcher. Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy...
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abolitionist association, and took part in the editorial committee of Cyrille Bissette's publication, Revue des colonies. The French revolution of 1848 removed...
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